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well I may have misunderstood it but if I remember well that's what was meant... printing masters only... but things change....

Yes, it's encouraging that some beautiful corners can still be found in this world, unblemished and unsullied. But every day I see another field that was once rich with flowers being dug up for the foundations of some new housing estate or shopping centre. Also, a rash of wind generators is springing up in various corners of Bree at the moment - ugly, dreadful things!

I guess all we can do these days is make the most of the nice places that remain! But I pity the next generation. (Sorry, I'm feeling very negative today. Perhaps I need a drink. Perhaps I need a lot of drinks...)

well depending on what kind of stuff they want to make with their 3D printer.... the cost may not be that high... I've been to a convention for 3d printing, and you can get a level of detail similar to many figurines manufacturers for less than 10 000€ but it takes HOURS (more than 10 or even 20) to get the figurine done.

that is acceptable, if the purpose is to make a SINGLE figurine, the master


Fast 3d printing on the other hand would be dramatically more expensive

about electricity I don't know how much it costs though the models I have seen did not use more than a regular computer power in watts

as for "hours of time"?  well you can let the machine print and be away, does not need you to be behind . printers using extrusion deposition (Fused deposition modeling  - FDM) are slow slow slow, but less expensive but the results are not so smooth and you sometimes see layers...
those using stereolithography (SLA) or photopolymerization are better and absolutly impressive and fast, using photopolymer and laser.

well I'm not an expert I admit... this convention was just to show people that "everybody" could afford a FDM 3d printer because there were several kinds of models, not necessarily all "high end" models

I just saw a movie of this : http://global.sprintray.us/moonray
this is a kickstarter project that was achieved and works well, you have a movie to show the results https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAarwapThQ0  (it is great for figurines actually!)

"desktop" FDM printers cost less than 1000€, 

"dekstop" SLA printers cost between 4000 and 10000€ 

all in all, that's not what I call expensive, for an industry...

Absolutely.
I suggest to switch over to Star Wars episode 7 . . .

Huoommm ... one should not dig too deep, Master Gildor ... rhuôm ... as you know

When is the sale until?

Aren't you on Mithril's mailing list, Master Gavin? It was advertised in yesterday's.

huoommm ... but such is life, Master Ddaines, isn't it ...

rhûom ... those 30%-offers of all those M-figures ... huooom ... all that appears once and again concerning those old figures/releases that still could not have been sold, meseems ... gruôôm ... have a look at that so-called "points" you get for a regular purchase buying the latest figures ... alas ... what to do with them? ... hm ... I still wonder, when and why I should take that strange offer to be enabled to buy (or even get, I dunno) figures I already have since their release ... err, and by the way, the choice of those figures did not change at all ... huom ... let's say for about three years by now .... huom...
I'm afraid the company is still not able to sell its figures that have once been produced about more than a decade ago ...

HUOOOM ... let me, please state clearly, that I still do like many of those figures ... huom ... better say most of them ... hom.

... but all these offers by now seem to me as being a kind of clearance-sale for getting the last shelves free for ... whatever.


Huoom, sorry, with this I did not mean any harm to be taken by anybody around here or to elsewhere ... ggrrrûom ... just mind please, that even there are matters that get on an old tree's nerves  .... huom ... that is ...

Hooooouuuum... Master Tree is here... can I buy you a drink dear entish friend....

Gildor Inglorion wrote:

"desktop" FDM printers cost less than 1000€, 

"dekstop" SLA printers cost between 4000 and 10000€ 

all in all, that's not what I call expensive, for an industry...

.... too expensive for the existing business policy of the company....

huooommm ... dear Master Thingol is back again ... rhûom ... I don't mind about buying me a drink if I could buy you one in return ... huoom ... just to settle that anger about the "Travelling Elrond"-matter at least a bit ... grrrruôm ... but you were absolutely right from my point of view ... hom ... alas ... but cheers ... hmmhuom ...